Palin says she couldn’t get away with crying like Boehner

[NoGOPZone]

Source: The Ticket (Yahoo! News Blog)

Sarah Palin, making an appearance on "Good Morning America" as part of her new embrace of the mainstream media, says there's a double standard when it comes to politicians crying in public.

In an interview with interview with Robin Roberts of "GMA," the ex-Alaska governor was asked about incoming House Speaker John Boehner's tendency to get weepy. While Palin said she had "respect" for her fellow Republican's emotional side, she suggested he gets a "pass" because he's a man.

"I don't know if a woman would be given a pass necessarily," Palin said. "That's one of those things where a double standard is applied. I'm sure if I got up there and did a speech, and I started breaking down and cried about how important it is to me that our children and grandchildren are provided great opportunities, I'm sure I would be knocked a little bit for that."


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I wonder what Ed Muskie would have thought of this theory.

[City Lights]

1. Yikes! I'm in agreement with Sarah!

:scared:

[awoke_in_2003]

28. scary, isn't it? nt

[Hell Hath No Fury]

29. Me too!

:scared:

I'M FREAKIN' OUT HERE!!! :scared: :wow: :cry: :scared: :wow: :cry: :scared: :wow: :cry: :scared: :wow: :cry: :scared: :wow: :cry:

[Demeter]

2. Cold fish don't cry

[bushisanidiot]

3. Although, most women wouldnt' get a pass, Sarah Palin would be given a pass.

and her book sales would soar.

The double standard is that Sarah Palin and the rest of the repuke women, are not judged AT ALL the same as ANY democratic women running for or holding office.

[karynnj]

14. Hillary New Hamshire, Ring a bell?

[bushisanidiot]

15. Yep! She was mocked by the right (and some on the left) for what

Boner does on a daily basis.

[karynnj]

25. The dominant coverage was that it showed how much she cared

about her platform and her numbers rebounded significantly.

The fact is that that the far right would mock ANYTHING by us, and I would bet that Palin would be mocked here - just as Boehner is. I don't think there is a double standard on this.

[booksenkatz]

16. Pat Schroeder agrees I am sure. NT

[NV Whino]

4. Sarah said something sensible!?

Oh we, stopped clock and all that I suppose.

[tridim]

5. Does Palin think she's in Congress?

WTF is she talking about? Massive delusions of grandeur.

Clue for you Saruhhh.. You've never won anything except Mayor of a tiny town and Governor of the least populous state, and you freaking QUIT.

[Raschel]

19. Deep thoughts by Sarah Palin

[CLANG]

27. Now that's just downright mean!

Great job!! :fistbump: :yourock: :rofl: :applause: :headbang: :beer:

[Turborama]

6. If Boner gets away with his obviously phony maudlin act, he shouldn't be allowed to n/t

[Kali]

7. that's ok, dumbass

you get away with plenty of other shit, you fucking grifter

[emulatorloo]

24. like calling her critics "limp" and "impotent" for example

[LoZoccolo]

8. K&R...for Sarah Palin!

:kick:
:thumbsup:

[tomm2thumbs]

9. but whining, oh yes

and this is 'late breaking' news?

[Javaman]

10. She only sheds crocodile tears anyway.

Sociopaths are unable to cry.

[DavidDvorkin]

11. He wouldn't get it away with it, either, if he were a Democrat

That's the double standard that really angers me in this particular case.

[mimitabby]

12. yikes! i agree with her for once. BARF!

[karynnj]

13. Nonsense

First of all, I think that in small measure at the right time, it HELPS any politician - showing he/she has a heart. Think of funerals of service men or speaking of a catastrophe. Even if it is about their own future, it is rarely a big negative - and for Hillary was - per many accounts, what helped her rebound in NH.

What is unusual with Boehner is the frequency and the reasons.

[Raschel]

17. Wow. That's deep. She's such an intellectual

[liberal N proud]

18. She gets away with stupid

[IcyPeas]

20. think of the"Howard Dean Scream":

(from Wikipedia):

_____________________

" ....Dean's loud and awkward public address that night was widely rebroadcast and regarded as a media gaffe that ended his campaign.

Not only are we going to New Hampshire, Tom Harkin, we're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico, and we're going to California and Texas and New York ... And we're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan, and then we're going to Washington, D.C., to take back the White House! Yeah!!! "

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yet Boner and Beck can cry. It's backward world - when "they" do it it's okay.

[SOS]

21. Sarah can cry if she wants

No rational person believes these bawling politicians anyway.

It's political theater, stage crafted by image consultants.
"Rub the onion on your fingertips when the cameras start to roll"

Have a laugh and enjoy the show.

[slackmaster]

22. Auto-Unrec for Palin worship thread

:nuke:

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. "NoGOPZone"? Wow, the irony meter has just overloaded

This is just GOP fluff, isn't it? One GOPer talking about another? 'Latest Breaking News'? Really? What, exactly, are your news values?

[NoGOPZone]

26. I thought it interesting that she was claiming a double standard

while being unaware, as perhaps you are, of a Democratic candidate whose campaign was ruined for crying in public. Maybe you're reading too much into my username and too little into my comment at the end of the post.

[Turborama]

30. I thought it was more of an 'entertainment' piece

And would be a better fit in that forum.

[TexasObserver]

31. Wanna hear Boehner's favorite song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07NMA51D46c

[huskerlaw]

32. Don't agree so fast...she then says the double standard is ok.

"But Palin said it was OK, since double standards only encourage women in politics 'work that much harder' and 'be that much tougher.'"

:eyes:

[Brewman_Jax]

33. Hey, Sarah, want some cheese with that?

you got away with a rather sad academic record and still was a candidate for vice president. :eyes: